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how big? >> another problem. because athis point they had a sort of hand shake dealor something over a trillion dollars in discretionary cuts. democrats said well, when you go into appropriations and start making these cuts this is how much that has to go to defense. republicans said no, they have t agre to that yet. it's a major stumbling block at this point. so while it was beginning to look like in the biden talks that there was consensus around certain things, and i think it's true in some of the non-health maatory like farm subsidies and federal worker pensis and trb i care i understand is on the table, they agreedhat the were rape targets. but the idea that they agreed on what to cut and how to cut it i think was oversold. >> hunt aga, what's the defense target if they could get a con seine us? >> well, obama has offered something like $300 billion over ten. or $400 over 12. but i don't think republicans have been willing to accept that so far. >> hunt: when we talk about crunch time now, julianna, we've ha
how big? >> another problem. because athis point they had a sort of hand shake dealor something over a trillion dollars in discretionary cuts. democrats said well, when you go into appropriations and start making these cuts this is how much that has to go to defense. republicans said no, they have t agre to that yet. it's a major stumbling block at this point. so while it was beginning to look like in the biden talks that there was consensus around certain things, and i think it's true in...
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they were going to go for the big deal. it was boehner, unfortunately, who could not get past his own caucus, could not get past his own majority leader, who was playing to the base. they have people in the house of representatives who do not believe anything will happen if the debt ceiling is increased. that is the yahoo mentality, and they are dealing with it. by my colleague is trying to make a point about how you have a completed, compliant, growth accepting every leak out of the white house here we have been told that the president is prepared to make cuts in entitlements. name me one. >> jobs. a completed, compliant, supine press. i love that. >> i've got other additives, but we are short on time. >> the other day, abc news position cameras all around the country, and they call them soapboxes cameras. they invited people to say what they had to say about the debt ceiling. we put one of the month at the beginning of the program. people are very upset, even if they do not quite understand what the debt ceiling is. do we
they were going to go for the big deal. it was boehner, unfortunately, who could not get past his own caucus, could not get past his own majority leader, who was playing to the base. they have people in the house of representatives who do not believe anything will happen if the debt ceiling is increased. that is the yahoo mentality, and they are dealing with it. by my colleague is trying to make a point about how you have a completed, compliant, growth accepting every leak out of the white...
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i know the big picture; you use the government to promote licies. what are the policies to get people to demand mo products so that companies can make more products and hire more people d e capit to build more factories? >> there are four things: you invest in infrastructure or other things that the public sector -- that's a kind of stimulous program. >> that's kind of a stim you las and creation of demand, different sides of the same coin. you put more money -- you give people -- you give employees or employers tax relief that puts more money in their pocket so thathey spend more. you provide support to parts of the economy that we obvious laying people off on a huge scale that they don't wanto lay off because they have important work to do. and that's why support for state and lol governments is so important. you providenemployment insurance and support for workers who have lost their jobs and who would otherwise set off aspiral by cutting their spending. and you do everything that you can to promote t sale of american products to foreign consumer
i know the big picture; you use the government to promote licies. what are the policies to get people to demand mo products so that companies can make more products and hire more people d e capit to build more factories? >> there are four things: you invest in infrastructure or other things that the public sector -- that's a kind of stimulous program. >> that's kind of a stim you las and creation of demand, different sides of the same coin. you put more money -- you give people --...
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but the other really big issue, of course, is that the u.k. has greece and ireland sitting on its doorsteps and that caused quite a psychological shock t just for politicians but voters too. >> rose: bill, wt dow make of the fact that eight out of 93 failed. >> and there are small banks in greece and spain. but you know, what it reflects, really, is the lack of capitol within your. >>o land itself or at lea a lack of capital balance. euroland actually has less debt to gdp than the united states. the problem is t balance. it's the south versus the north. and it's like comparing it to a rowboat with too many passengers on one side or the other. and it tips. what's required really is some type of rebalancing, some type of effort from a central bank le the ecb or some type of fiscal policy from what is known as the esff to basically get funds from one untry to the other. and of course the political ramifications and problems in doing that have been the problem to this day. >> the problems in euroland as john says may have actually helped the u.s.
but the other really big issue, of course, is that the u.k. has greece and ireland sitting on its doorsteps and that caused quite a psychological shock t just for politicians but voters too. >> rose: bill, wt dow make of the fact that eight out of 93 failed. >> and there are small banks in greece and spain. but you know, what it reflects, really, is the lack of capitol within your. >>o land itself or at lea a lack of capital balance. euroland actually has less debt to gdp than...
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there are big issues here. defense spending issues going to be very large, i think, for mcconnell because the reid approach had some serious cuts in defense spending. and then, you know,-- but mcconnell's already proposed some ideas that are likely to be incorporated in the reid-- in the reid bill that will allow the president to do a kind of second charge of increases in the debt limit without congress having much of an influence over it. congress would have to vote against it. so i think that the elements of a beale are here. you know, the problem from my perspective is, this is the easy stuff because it doesn't deal with tax,because it doesn't deal with entitlement. the question is, it doesn't even solve the deficit problem but it's been such a problem just to get the easy-- the question is that the rating agencies, the credit rating agencies and others, can can can they do the harder stuff right down the road? that, i think, is the real difficulty. >> one thing that hasn't been addressed, jim, and republica
there are big issues here. defense spending issues going to be very large, i think, for mcconnell because the reid approach had some serious cuts in defense spending. and then, you know,-- but mcconnell's already proposed some ideas that are likely to be incorporated in the reid-- in the reid bill that will allow the president to do a kind of second charge of increases in the debt limit without congress having much of an influence over it. congress would have to vote against it. so i think that...
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too much liquidity, too big deficits, too much inflation. the kind of stagation that came at the end of jimmy carter's presidency. others areoncerned about t mistakes of the late 1930's or the mistakes japan made in the 1990's of an economy tt simply stalls out because there ist enough demand. and even with the zero interest rate,removing that barrier to investment just never fully takes off. and my judgment for the first time in my professional lifetime is that for the united states, the much greater risk is on the side of making the mistake that japan made. >> chaie: not to do enough. >> not to do, not to do enough. and i think the people who a fighti the war of the late 1970's are with the best of intentions and with a legitimate concern by pvileging that concern are putting future prosperity at risk. >> charlie: how do you create demand? i know thebig picture. you use the government to promote policies. what are the policies to get people to demand me procts so companies can make more products and hire more people and use capital to buil
too much liquidity, too big deficits, too much inflation. the kind of stagation that came at the end of jimmy carter's presidency. others areoncerned about t mistakes of the late 1930's or the mistakes japan made in the 1990's of an economy tt simply stalls out because there ist enough demand. and even with the zero interest rate,removing that barrier to investment just never fully takes off. and my judgment for the first time in my professional lifetime is that for the united states, the much...
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he chose to go big in a lot of different ways. and perhaps that was necessary as he has said, but it also set off a big backlash. we've been living with the consequences of that ever since. in part he did what he did without any republican support, because they made a calculate political decision tt opposition to obama was in fact the best course for them politically. so as jerry wrote today, the role of government is at the heart of the debate in this country about who we are as a people. but the hyper-partisanship has left us in a position where we can't easily deal with that, even if people of gowill want to do that. >> rose: the 28 election was ara and size of government? >> 2010 was. >> rose: 2010.yes, up to a poi,i think where the republicans may be overinterpreting is 2010 was also a referendum on the unhappiness of the american people about the state of the economy, and that is not entirely different from the role of government and the size of government, but it's not the same thing. it doesn't necessarily lead to the same
he chose to go big in a lot of different ways. and perhaps that was necessary as he has said, but it also set off a big backlash. we've been living with the consequences of that ever since. in part he did what he did without any republican support, because they made a calculate political decision tt opposition to obama was in fact the best course for them politically. so as jerry wrote today, the role of government is at the heart of the debate in this country about who we are as a people. but...
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i mean, you need to go there with a big project, working together with the community, to have a big impact. now, the challenge is a lot of people need to be relocated. and the strategy to move people and to bring them back is still not clear. so i prefer not to-- you know, i can give you my opinion, but maybe it's better if i don't. you know, it's like this, when you work with people, it's not easy, never easy. you know, the infrastructure is the soft work. the hard work is dealing with people, is dealing with the governments, dealing with the communities, dealing with the all the institutions, all the interests. so it's dealing with people is, like, the hard work. >> ( translated ): can't you see the government is lying to us? we'll be evicted like dogs one day. >> ( translated ): if you're wise, you should find somewhere to move to now. don't count on being given a house and don't think you'll come back here. when you leave, you are gone for good. >> ( translated ): how much did you say it was? >> ( translated ): that is 5,500. >> ( translated ): and electricity? >> ( translated ): 1,000
i mean, you need to go there with a big project, working together with the community, to have a big impact. now, the challenge is a lot of people need to be relocated. and the strategy to move people and to bring them back is still not clear. so i prefer not to-- you know, i can give you my opinion, but maybe it's better if i don't. you know, it's like this, when you work with people, it's not easy, never easy. you know, the infrastructure is the soft work. the hard work is dealing with people,...
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there was a big difference between cancer and migraines. if we are going to hold up a standard that if you have a headache that knocks you out for an hour or two, you cannot be president, fdr and kennedy, who had addison's disease, and eisenhower, who had a bad heart would never have been president of the united states. i am not sure that is the position any of us would want to take. i think her answer was good, i think based on the evidence -- is their behavioral evidence of this woman not being able -- >> just be a cautionary. >> well, cautionary is fine -- >> i don't know the capitol hill physicians but i don't think it is fair to imply that somehow this is a less qualified individual. >> i'm not saying that. >> what about rick perry? >> rick . looks more and more like he is going to come into the race. -- rick perry looks more and more like he is going to come into the race. mike huckabee, a conservative finalist in 2008 against john mccain, has taken a shot at him, saying he will be the champion of traditional values and high morals, a
there was a big difference between cancer and migraines. if we are going to hold up a standard that if you have a headache that knocks you out for an hour or two, you cannot be president, fdr and kennedy, who had addison's disease, and eisenhower, who had a bad heart would never have been president of the united states. i am not sure that is the position any of us would want to take. i think her answer was good, i think based on the evidence -- is their behavioral evidence of this woman not...
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you know, and it sounds like what is the big difference. but it really needed a specific, for me to understand that real new york vibe, that is what i was going for. >> yet known reason why i should direct a movie. >> i think so too. >> as soon as i write a script as soon as i get out of here ari will call me and say where's the script. >> the plan is to do a movie. >> rose: i think should come at this table. >> i would love you on a show, a movie it would be great. >> it would up our street cred. >> rose: thank you. great to see you genz. >> thank you very much. >> fundi for charlie rose has been provided by the coca-cola company, supporting this program since 2002. >> and american express. additional fund funding provided by these funders.
you know, and it sounds like what is the big difference. but it really needed a specific, for me to understand that real new york vibe, that is what i was going for. >> yet known reason why i should direct a movie. >> i think so too. >> as soon as i write a script as soon as i get out of here ari will call me and say where's the script. >> the plan is to do a movie. >> rose: i think should come at this table. >> i would love you on a show, a movie it would be...
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i think-my sen is that frankly theyould have a better chance of passing the bill deal, a big $4 illion deal that would significantly cut spending but also include some tax revenue increases. that's, i think... as tough as it would be far to pass the house, i think idea of just giving the president the authority but getting political points to store in return is not going to fly with the republicans in the house. the only way it passes in the house i believe is if there is a vast majority of democrats to go along with it and a slice of republicans. but, look, y heard the speaker last week say this whole situation is like a rubik's cube. any time you kind of dial up the spending cuts, you're going to start losing democrats. any time you di up anything portrayed as a tax increase, even if it's not increasing tax rates,obods talngbout that right now. anything that looks like it's increasing tax revenues at all you start losing republicans. >> rose: so is th idea of the president's desire far grand bargain and speaker boehner at one time hoping for a grand bargain, is that dead or does... t
i think-my sen is that frankly theyould have a better chance of passing the bill deal, a big $4 illion deal that would significantly cut spending but also include some tax revenue increases. that's, i think... as tough as it would be far to pass the house, i think idea of just giving the president the authority but getting political points to store in return is not going to fly with the republicans in the house. the only way it passes in the house i believe is if there is a vast majority of...
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. >> what i've tried to emphasize is we have a unique opportunity to do something big. >> suarez: but after five straight days of talks with congressional leaders, president obama conceded today something big remains elusive. >> we are obviously running out of time. and so what i've said to the members of congress is that you need, over the next 24 to 36 hours, to give me some sense of what your plan is to get the debt ceiling raised through if they show me a serious plan, i'm ready to move, even if it requires some tough decisions on my part. >> suarez: the president had previously insisted on extending the debt ceiling through 2012 past next year's election. but after thursday's talks, he settled for asking congressional leaders to review three options with their members. the first-- the so-called "grand bargain" that mr. obama favors-- would cut deficits by about $4 trillion dollars, including spending cuts and new tax revenues. a medium-range plan would aim to reduce the deficit by about half that amount. the smallest option would cut betwn $1 trillion and $1.5 trillion dollars wi
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there's a big gap between leaders and voters. so the long-term potential of social media is to bridge that gap, to draw leaders so they can listen to people and give ordinary people a chance to engage people and explain. >> brown: limitations and all that you talked about. >> absolutely. >> brown: darrell west, andrew rasiej, cecilia kang, thank you very much. >> ifill: still to come on the "newshour": high stakes deficit negotiations; budget woes in minnesota; the massive cheating scandal in atlanta's schools; southern sudan prepares for independence and the roger clemens perjury trial. but first, with the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: president obama announced today he'll begin sending condence letters to families of soldiers who commit suicide in combat zones. the decision reversed a policy that been in place for years. military suicides have risen during the long-running wars in iraq and afghanistan. in his statement today, the president said, "these americans served our nation bravely. they
there's a big gap between leaders and voters. so the long-term potential of social media is to bridge that gap, to draw leaders so they can listen to people and give ordinary people a chance to engage people and explain. >> brown: limitations and all that you talked about. >> absolutely. >> brown: darrell west, andrew rasiej, cecilia kang, thank you very much. >> ifill: still to come on the "newshour": high stakes deficit negotiations; budget woes in minnesota;...
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is italy too big to fail? >> well, certainly it is. i mean, if you have to think about a rescue package for italy no one today has the money to put it up. i mean, let's face it, as you said before, italy is six times the size of greece. so i think that everybody should be quite calm. today the markets were doing much better. it's true, as ken was saying before, part of the confusion arose because of a fight over an internal political fight between berlusconi and finance minister tremonte. but the decree for a large austerity plan was already passed. and it was because of this fight that the markets feared that maybe this decree was not going to be approved by parliament. today the situation has been clarified. by friday this package will be passed and, you know, italy is going to go on by adopting this plan and by 2014 it will have a balanced budget which is going to be quite an enviable situation if all of this will go according to plan. >> suarez: professor rogoff, the news of the austerity plan seemed to have calmed really jittery m
is italy too big to fail? >> well, certainly it is. i mean, if you have to think about a rescue package for italy no one today has the money to put it up. i mean, let's face it, as you said before, italy is six times the size of greece. so i think that everybody should be quite calm. today the markets were doing much better. it's true, as ken was saying before, part of the confusion arose because of a fight over an internal political fight between berlusconi and finance minister tremonte....
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>> he's the big key to getting a deal between the president and the leaders. he is not the key to getting the vote in the house of representatives. mitch mcconnell is important. you have the republican house that is resisting a deal with the president and resisting raising the debt limit. you need republicans to move forward, but mitch mcconnell has shown a willingness much more f. he and a senior leader can make a deal t becomes more difficult for republicans to block it in the house. they will lose the republicans anyway. remember, john boehner passed the his plan that has no chance of going forward in the senate. it has debt limit increase on passage of a balanced budget amendment which is not going to happen. mitch connell can try to move that process along, but john boehner has to figure out how to get to a majority in the house. that's why nancy pelosi is relevant again as well as members of the caucus. >> this passage of a budget amendme amendment, if that's not put in there in some shape or form whether tied to raising the debt ceiling or a side bar, w
>> he's the big key to getting a deal between the president and the leaders. he is not the key to getting the vote in the house of representatives. mitch mcconnell is important. you have the republican house that is resisting a deal with the president and resisting raising the debt limit. you need republicans to move forward, but mitch mcconnell has shown a willingness much more f. he and a senior leader can make a deal t becomes more difficult for republicans to block it in the house....
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it has a big impact on everyone. and that's what they should take into consideration, who will be impacted by this and how will they impact future generations. >> reporter: students getting pell grants could be among the first to feel any impact. pell programs have been on the chopping block since republicans took over the house. a recent round of cuts slashed pell grants for summer school, fred. >> so what are, you know, the student aid agencies actually saying about this, those who are actually giving out grant scholarships, et cetera. >> administrators simply don't know that is going to happen. and we talked to the department of education and they're telling us they're trying to work out the details about what might happen. so at this time, big question mark about what is next. >> whole lot of waiting and seeing. all right, thanks so much. susan candiotti in new york. >>> with democrats, republicans and tea party supporters still debating, the debt ceiling, many business owners around the country fear a new downtu
it has a big impact on everyone. and that's what they should take into consideration, who will be impacted by this and how will they impact future generations. >> reporter: students getting pell grants could be among the first to feel any impact. pell programs have been on the chopping block since republicans took over the house. a recent round of cuts slashed pell grants for summer school, fred. >> so what are, you know, the student aid agencies actually saying about this, those...
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this big ridge stays in place and the dry weather is going nowhere. heading up through the lakes, off towards the east. showers and thunderstorms through virginia and the carolinas. that will bring thorps with locally heavy rainfall and spotty showers here for the southern parts of missouri and parts of mississippi early on a sunday morning. a big area of high pressure in the east should keep most of us dry and showers pushing through western new york state for the most part that were dry as we go through the afternoon. sunshine and temperatures above average in the east. we will continue to see the numbers even down near d.c. at 96. further down towards the south, this is afternoon stuff. throw heat on the atmosphere to get us wet weather. showers and showers increase, but mainly dry and sticky in the southern plains. dallas with another 100 degree day. it will continue today, but on through most of the week and out across the midwest. the front coming through with a few showers in places like chicago. >> thanks for the comprehensive report. it was a
this big ridge stays in place and the dry weather is going nowhere. heading up through the lakes, off towards the east. showers and thunderstorms through virginia and the carolinas. that will bring thorps with locally heavy rainfall and spotty showers here for the southern parts of missouri and parts of mississippi early on a sunday morning. a big area of high pressure in the east should keep most of us dry and showers pushing through western new york state for the most part that were dry as we...
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the all-time record is the big, big heat of 1980 when they went 42 days in a row. today should be day 29, and look at this. they're going to get up into the 30s. look how hot it is on tuesday and wednesday. we have a chance of beating this incredible streak that no one thought we would touch from 1908, one of the hottest summers ever in the midwest. today's forecast -- actually, this is sunday's forecast first. tomorrow we're going to see those thunderstorms in the southeast. monsoonal showers. no one is really going to get washed out. the best chance would be in eastern north carolina. because i mixed up the days, here's your saturday with today's forecast. looks like the rain from don is going to stay whatever is left in mexico. showers and storms and areas of tennessee. it's just amazing that we just can't break this heat wave. it's literally going to take probably a big tropical storm or hurricane to do that, and there's nothing on the way for at least another week. >> okay. well, thanks for taking a look out there for us. bill karins. >>> biologists say they'r
the all-time record is the big, big heat of 1980 when they went 42 days in a row. today should be day 29, and look at this. they're going to get up into the 30s. look how hot it is on tuesday and wednesday. we have a chance of beating this incredible streak that no one thought we would touch from 1908, one of the hottest summers ever in the midwest. today's forecast -- actually, this is sunday's forecast first. tomorrow we're going to see those thunderstorms in the southeast. monsoonal showers....
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we pretend the question how big the government should be is how big the deficit should be. they are separate thing. >> built are intertwined. fact or fiction the debt is a new problem? >> we've been building this accumulated national debt about $6,000 per american, taken us 200 years to build that. it's accurate ad lot in the last five years especially since the recession happened in 2008. the truth is debt is not something you can deal with overnight. even if we go to a balanced budget tomorrow which no one is proposing, we would still have a $14 trillion debt. only if we have surpluses would it come down. >> it's not new. we've raised that debt ceiling 100 times in the history of this country. fact or fiction, all debt is bad. >> yes. just not true. just like a family can borrow money for good reasons if they are looking to invest in education or looking to buy a house, but can also borrow money for bad reasons if you just want to go on vacation or pay for your day-to-day expenses. if you're making investments that will make the economy stronger in the long run the debt c
we pretend the question how big the government should be is how big the deficit should be. they are separate thing. >> built are intertwined. fact or fiction the debt is a new problem? >> we've been building this accumulated national debt about $6,000 per american, taken us 200 years to build that. it's accurate ad lot in the last five years especially since the recession happened in 2008. the truth is debt is not something you can deal with overnight. even if we go to a balanced...
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gwen: i want to take us into a big think at the end. we've been all covering washington for a -- number of years, and each time this happens we know we're going to come up with a deal at the end. but this time it feels shakier somehow. is it possible anymore to get broad bipartisan agreement on important things as long as each side as dug in their heels? >> absolutely not. this week we see no aleagues shattered. not -- now that the republicans have a measure of responsibility they will help us govern. they were wrong. second, i think obama has elected that we were moving into a post-partisan era. when all the old battles of the right or left, the clintons thinking of doing was over. they're still republicans. they're not like democrats. there are still quite a few of them. one thing about the republican party you can say this week, it's not post partisan. >> the lame duck session, which wasn't so long ago achieved a lot but with a bunch of members of congress who had been shoate vo -- voted out of awes. gwen: which is the only way they
gwen: i want to take us into a big think at the end. we've been all covering washington for a -- number of years, and each time this happens we know we're going to come up with a deal at the end. but this time it feels shakier somehow. is it possible anymore to get broad bipartisan agreement on important things as long as each side as dug in their heels? >> absolutely not. this week we see no aleagues shattered. not -- now that the republicans have a measure of responsibility they will...
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we do have a genuine underlying problem that our debt and deficits are too big. senator mcconnell's approach solves the first problem. it does not solve the second problem. i would like to solve that second problem. >> are you looking at this option as one likely outcome at this point for can you share with us why there is some hope that the talks that have been going on might actually produce them? >> i always have hope. don't you remember my campaign? [laughter] even after being here to 0.5 years, i continue to have hope, because of the american people -- even after being here 2.5 years. there is still good, common sense. all we have to do is a line with that common-sense on this problem and it can get soft. i am assuming that at some point, members of congress are going to listen -- it can get solved. a number of republican former elected officials would say a balanced approach that includes some revenue is the right thing to do. the majority of republican voters say that approach is the right thing to do. the proposal that i was discussing with speaker boehne
we do have a genuine underlying problem that our debt and deficits are too big. senator mcconnell's approach solves the first problem. it does not solve the second problem. i would like to solve that second problem. >> are you looking at this option as one likely outcome at this point for can you share with us why there is some hope that the talks that have been going on might actually produce them? >> i always have hope. don't you remember my campaign? [laughter] even after being...
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just the fact that people know your name is a big, big advantage. and so a lot of candidates that want to be president have to spend a lot of time getting that name recognition. >> host: ann arbor, michigan, greg on our democrats line. >> caller: hey, good morning, how are you. >> guest: hi. >> caller: i was listening about special interests taking over government. how is that the alcohol and tobacco commissions be in charge of drug laws. go to our u.s. surgeon general's website, ma'am, 400,000 americans dead last year from tobacco, over 100,000 dead from alcohol, over 150,000 dead from prescription drugs. zero dead from marijuana overdose. how is it that the tobacco lobby can come before congress and complain about marijuana being legal -- >> host: i think you're offtopic and i apologize. let's go to savannah, georgia, barbara, republican line, savannah georgia, you're on. >> caller: ok, thank you. i want to know why would they allow one candidate to opt out and the other one not to opt out? that certainly makes an uneven playing field and that cer
just the fact that people know your name is a big, big advantage. and so a lot of candidates that want to be president have to spend a lot of time getting that name recognition. >> host: ann arbor, michigan, greg on our democrats line. >> caller: hey, good morning, how are you. >> guest: hi. >> caller: i was listening about special interests taking over government. how is that the alcohol and tobacco commissions be in charge of drug laws. go to our u.s. surgeon general's...
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and that's the big thing here. it's not about the money, suzanne. it's about the 40 other families that were calling texas equusearch at the time and saying, can you look for our missing child, and they said no, because we're working on the anthony case. >> what about the sheriff's statement? the sheriff said when she is released, there is not going to be any kind of preferential treatment and they're not going to provide security for her once she leaves, but a lot of people have said, including herself, that she's in danger, she could be a target of threats. how do they handle that? >> what they're going to do is honestly try to keep her safe while she is in their custody, and once she's released, they have no duty to her anymore unless, of course, they get a 911 call from her or there's a valid threat, then they'll go and make sure she's fine. but they are a public police force. they are the taxpayer's people, so they're not a private security force. they don't have any contract with her, they have no duty beyond the duty they owe to all citizens
and that's the big thing here. it's not about the money, suzanne. it's about the 40 other families that were calling texas equusearch at the time and saying, can you look for our missing child, and they said no, because we're working on the anthony case. >> what about the sheriff's statement? the sheriff said when she is released, there is not going to be any kind of preferential treatment and they're not going to provide security for her once she leaves, but a lot of people have said,...
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wear a big hat, baseball cap, a disguise. people know who she is even if she goes to puerto rico. >> thank you. we'll talk again later in the program. >>> the fight on capitol hill for a debt reduction deal is raising fears that the u.s. will go into default and the economy will go into the tank. coming up we'll to see what the truth is in today's fact or fiction. >>> disorder in the court. a woman goes wild and tries to attack a judge during a divorce proceeding. we'll show you what set her off. [ p.a. announcer ] announcing america's favorite cereal is now honey nut cheerios! yup, america's favorite. so we're celebrating the honey sweetness, crunchy oats and... hey! don't forget me!! honey nut cheerios. make it your favorite too! honey nut cheerios. (telephone ring. pick up) usa prime credit. my name ...peggy. you got problem? ggy? third time i've called, 's time i speak with a supervisor. supervisor is genius...i transfer. transfer! transfer! transfer! transfer! transfer! hello...my name is... peggy? come on!!! hello? want
wear a big hat, baseball cap, a disguise. people know who she is even if she goes to puerto rico. >> thank you. we'll talk again later in the program. >>> the fight on capitol hill for a debt reduction deal is raising fears that the u.s. will go into default and the economy will go into the tank. coming up we'll to see what the truth is in today's fact or fiction. >>> disorder in the court. a woman goes wild and tries to attack a judge during a divorce proceeding. we'll...
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>> you know, that's a very big sweden was a big favorite, the french team was small but extraordinarily skilled. they are going to get a great match tomorrow night. and that's what everybody is worried about. >>> jennifer lopez and mark anthony's breakup, we have got that for you, plus not exactly the peaceful night's sleep in his tent, a colorado team was hoping for. we'll tell you what the boy did when he found himself face to face with a bear. sure, but let me get a little information first. for broccoli, say one. for toys, say two. toys ! the system can't process your response at this time. what ? please call back between 8 and 5 central standard time. he's in control. goodbye. even kids know it's wrong to give someone the run around. at ally bank you never have to deal with an endless automated system. you can talk to a real person 24/7. it's just the right thing to do. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! [ jack ] yeah, this is pretty good. [ male announcer ] half a day's worth of fiber. fiber one. a body at rest tends to st
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that could be hurt. >> big time. if we lose our triple a rating, it's absolutely going to affect every dollar in this chrism there is no way around it. so everything that we need is going to cost us more. you can remember that our country runs -- we borrow 43% in order for us to survive. any household or any business -- if this is a business, our country was a business, borrowing 43% to survive, i'd shut it down. it doesn't work. >> gregg: all right. i want to ask you about this 'cause i was talking to a gentleman in a department store two days ago. 86 years old. he really needs his social security check. he's really, really worried about that. the president has sort of suggested that he might have to cut off social security checks. how realistic is that? >> i hate this. i hate the scare tactics that this man continues to do. if you are over 55 years old, you are not impacted by this. it's for the people under 55 who will have a choice in the matter. that's reality. what he's doing is trying to rattle everybody's cag
that could be hurt. >> big time. if we lose our triple a rating, it's absolutely going to affect every dollar in this chrism there is no way around it. so everything that we need is going to cost us more. you can remember that our country runs -- we borrow 43% in order for us to survive. any household or any business -- if this is a business, our country was a business, borrowing 43% to survive, i'd shut it down. it doesn't work. >> gregg: all right. i want to ask you about this...
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you said your bottom line has been a big deal. that is not going to happen. are you going to be willing to go back to just raising the debt ceiling? >> i think i have been consistently saying in the press room and everywhere that it is important for to us raise the debt ceiling. we don't have an option on that. so if that is the best that congress can do, i will sign an extension of the debt creeling to take it through -- debt creeling to take it through 2013. i don't think it's enough. we should do more. the bare minimum, the floor of what the american people expect us to do. so i would like to see us do more. when i meet with the leadership tomorrow i'm going to say let's do more. if they tell me that is the best they can do, then i will sign an extension that goes to 2013 and make the case to the american people we have to continue going out there and solving this problem. it's the right thing to do. it's time to do it. we can't keep putting it off. >> you suggested that speaker boehner didn't return phone calls this afternoon. can you elaborate on that? >
you said your bottom line has been a big deal. that is not going to happen. are you going to be willing to go back to just raising the debt ceiling? >> i think i have been consistently saying in the press room and everywhere that it is important for to us raise the debt ceiling. we don't have an option on that. so if that is the best that congress can do, i will sign an extension of the debt creeling to take it through -- debt creeling to take it through 2013. i don't think it's enough....
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it is hard to do a big package. our republican friends have said they are not willing to do revenues and they have repeated that on several occasions. i hope that they are listening not just to lobbyists for special interests here in washington, but they are also listening to the american people, because it turns out, many polls done by your organization show that it is not just democrats who show we need to take a balanced approach, many republicans do as well. many republican voters think that any deficit reduction package should have a balanced approach and should include some revenues. it is not just democrats. it is a majority of republicans. you have a whole slew of republican officials from previous administrations. you have a bipartisan commission that has said that we need revenues. this is not just a democratic understanding, this is an understanding that the american people believe we should not be asking sacrifices from middle- class folks who are working hard every day, from the most vulnerable in our s
it is hard to do a big package. our republican friends have said they are not willing to do revenues and they have repeated that on several occasions. i hope that they are listening not just to lobbyists for special interests here in washington, but they are also listening to the american people, because it turns out, many polls done by your organization show that it is not just democrats who show we need to take a balanced approach, many republicans do as well. many republican voters think...
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i mean, that's too big a number for everybody to really consider. so i broke it down to every family in the united states. every family's part of this $63 trillion of unfunded liabilities for medicare as it exists today is over $500,000. per family. $500,000 per family. of unfunded liabilities for medicare just in the next several decades. now, i don't know about most families but my family can't afford to pay $500,000 and neither can the government. mr. gingrey: if the gentleman will yield back to me for just a second and i've got a post that are points out just exactly what the gentleman from georgia, dr. broun, is saying. the c.b.o., if you look, colleagues, at the bottom of this poster, c.b.o. estimates individual and corporate income tax rates would have to rise by 90% through the year 2050 to finance medicare and medcare cade. and if medicare is not fixed, millions of workers today will lose the money that they have invested and indeed they have invested with that payroll tax over their many years of employment and i yield back. mr. broun: tha
i mean, that's too big a number for everybody to really consider. so i broke it down to every family in the united states. every family's part of this $63 trillion of unfunded liabilities for medicare as it exists today is over $500,000. per family. $500,000 per family. of unfunded liabilities for medicare just in the next several decades. now, i don't know about most families but my family can't afford to pay $500,000 and neither can the government. mr. gingrey: if the gentleman will yield...
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as a big u.s. debt holder, china will for sure be affected. >> reporter: and in australia, too. >> it makes it much more expensive for tourists to visit australia. so those parts of our economy exposed to the tourist sector, and we've done a lot and spent a lot of money promoting australia overseas are not going to benefit so greatly from that. >> reporter: in tokyo, some economic experts see history repeating itself. they compare the current u.s. debt crisis to japan's crippling recession of the 1990s. >> it's the exact replay of what we went through in japan 10, 15 years ago. >> reporter: however the debate plays out in washington, experts say the financial ripples will be felt around the world. >> it's an issue that really is lurking in the background of each and every economy of the world. >> reporter: jonathan mann reporting. >>> all right. we've got a story we want you to stick around for coming up next. could you believe that a soldier actually served ten tours in a war zone. i want to tell
as a big u.s. debt holder, china will for sure be affected. >> reporter: and in australia, too. >> it makes it much more expensive for tourists to visit australia. so those parts of our economy exposed to the tourist sector, and we've done a lot and spent a lot of money promoting australia overseas are not going to benefit so greatly from that. >> reporter: in tokyo, some economic experts see history repeating itself. they compare the current u.s. debt crisis to japan's...
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one of the big i guess thought processes on both sides is who loses most. if america goes to default. obviously, number one, the american people. but would it be a massive blow to the democrats or more of a blow to republicans? >> i think it will be a blow to both, probably roughly equal, depending on how you look at it. and i believe it would have to lay mostly at the feet of the president. chief executive of the united states. if you can't get a budget together and deal with debt as chief executive of the country, then you're a pretty weak leader. the reality is -- you have to put this in context. the problem isn't the crisis we're going through right now. the problem is the totally unprecedent unprecedented, out of control spending we're doing. the president of the united states has come to congress asking them to increase the debt ceiling more than any president has ever asked, ever. i mean this is way beyond any president has ever asked. he wonders, why do they want to reduce spending? because he's asking for a bigger increase in debt than any presiden
one of the big i guess thought processes on both sides is who loses most. if america goes to default. obviously, number one, the american people. but would it be a massive blow to the democrats or more of a blow to republicans? >> i think it will be a blow to both, probably roughly equal, depending on how you look at it. and i believe it would have to lay mostly at the feet of the president. chief executive of the united states. if you can't get a budget together and deal with debt as...
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olivia wilde's eyes were very big. it's really just they didn't care who lived or died and i have a small problem with that. >> so you didn't love the characters? >> i didn't really care one way or the other. but i did see aliens explode. so it did have that going for it. you kind of go to this movie to see, you know, a lot of crazy action and explosions and also daniel craig looking preposterously good in chaps. >> of course, it's bond, james bond. >> it was just okay. >> so you gave smurf f somebody says your grade here, you said just okay. >> perfectly average so i give it a c. i think there are stronger movies, especially last week "captain america" coming out, i think this will blow that out of the water. it's fun, but -- >> c for cowboys? >> c for cowboys and c for -- i don't know what. kind of a ho hum week. >> oh, darn. okay, well, i'm glad you were honest with us. as you always are. >> as i am. better luck next week and "crazy stupid love" is in the theaters which is definitely an a-plus movie. steve correll,
olivia wilde's eyes were very big. it's really just they didn't care who lived or died and i have a small problem with that. >> so you didn't love the characters? >> i didn't really care one way or the other. but i did see aliens explode. so it did have that going for it. you kind of go to this movie to see, you know, a lot of crazy action and explosions and also daniel craig looking preposterously good in chaps. >> of course, it's bond, james bond. >> it was just okay....
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push for the big cuts republicans say they want. if they turn their back on those big cuts, the president is in the strongest position to say they are not living up to their rhetoric. let alone their principles. >> and there is no chance of them accepting any kind of big deal at all because the president is insisting that there be tax revenue increases in there. so the president knows that he is pushing something that they absolutely cannot agree to. so at this point, what the president does seem to be doing is what you just said, is making his position appear to be the one who wants to do the big move on deficit reduction and forcing these republicans to back away from big deficit reduction, thereby, he hopes, neutralizing deficit reduction as an issue against him in the presidential campaign. >> well, look. he's talked about deficit reduction all the way through. but remember, it's not just his position here. it's two thirds of the american public. we have a slew of polls here saying that two thirds of the american people want to
push for the big cuts republicans say they want. if they turn their back on those big cuts, the president is in the strongest position to say they are not living up to their rhetoric. let alone their principles. >> and there is no chance of them accepting any kind of big deal at all because the president is insisting that there be tax revenue increases in there. so the president knows that he is pushing something that they absolutely cannot agree to. so at this point, what the president...
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these are big ifs. boy say none of the guys ran on the balanced budget amendment or did run on not playing micks. politics is another word for compromise in deal making and none of the new members has interest in compromise ordeal making. >> greta: the tweak tonight is a tougher tweak. it adheres to the side of the conservative and inflexible conservatives, right? >> sure. >> greta: goits to the senate. you say it gets ping ponged and tweaked again, it gets watered down. >> yes. correct. >> greta: that is when people goring to be unhappy. >> here is what reid and mcconnell would do. find a way to adjust the bill so you can get votes to get over 60 votes, and send it back to the house, now with democrats having voted for it, you can get democratic votes in the house. and boehner still needs to get a majority of the conference but there is more flexibility there. >> so he's going to lose more there because you can pick up democrats because of the changed bill? >> yes. there are a lot of republicans and i
these are big ifs. boy say none of the guys ran on the balanced budget amendment or did run on not playing micks. politics is another word for compromise in deal making and none of the new members has interest in compromise ordeal making. >> greta: the tweak tonight is a tougher tweak. it adheres to the side of the conservative and inflexible conservatives, right? >> sure. >> greta: goits to the senate. you say it gets ping ponged and tweaked again, it gets watered down....
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these are big ifs. boy say none of the guys ran on the balanced budget amendment or did run on not playing micks. politics is another word for compromise in deal making and none of the new members has interest in compromise ordeal making. >> greta: the tweak tonight is a tougher tweak. it adheres to the side of the conservative and inflexible conservatives, right? >> sure. >> greta: goits to the senate. you say it gets ping ponged and tweaked again, it gets watered down. >> yes. correct. >> greta: that is when people goring to be unhappy. >> here is what reid and mcconnell would do. find a way to adjust the bill so you can get votes to get over 60 votes, and send it back to the house, now with democrats having voted for it, you can get democratic votes in the house. and boehner still needs to get a majority of the conference but there is more flexibility there. >> so he's going to lose more there because you can pick up democrats because of the changed bill? >> yes. there are a lot of republicans and i
these are big ifs. boy say none of the guys ran on the balanced budget amendment or did run on not playing micks. politics is another word for compromise in deal making and none of the new members has interest in compromise ordeal making. >> greta: the tweak tonight is a tougher tweak. it adheres to the side of the conservative and inflexible conservatives, right? >> sure. >> greta: goits to the senate. you say it gets ping ponged and tweaked again, it gets watered down....